A muscle can both pull and push.

Pull only

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Push only

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Solution

The correct option is B
Push only

Muscles can only pull and cannot push. This would be a problem if a joint was controlled by just one muscle. As soon as the muscle has contracted and pulled on a bone, that would be it, with no way to move the bone back again. The problem is solved by having muscles in pairs, called antagonistic muscles in opposite directions.

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Q. A muscle can only pull and not push.

Q. Do muscles pull or push both justify

Regarding Assertion [A] and Reason [R], Choose the correct option______.

Assertion [A]: Muscles can only pull on structures not push.

Reason [R]: Balancing muscles are present.

Regarding Assertion [A] and Reason [R], choose the correct option.

Assertion [A] : Muscles can only pull on structures not push.
Reason [R] : Skeletal muscles are often arranged in pairs that pull bones in opposite directions.

Force is a push or pull that can only stop motion.

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